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Longdendale High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Spring Street, Hyde SK14 8LW · longdendalehighschool.org.uk · 01457 764006
On the mapSearch near SK14 8LW
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Tameside 43.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 795
- 88% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 34.8%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Stamford Park Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 161 families put the school first and 177 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 177 | 161 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 172 | 132 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 172 | 141 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 140 | 101 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 168 | 112 | 0.7 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.1, and 32.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Tameside it was 43.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼32.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼53.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲51.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.65 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 144579)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.2 | −0.1 |
| Sixth form college | 34.3 | −13.8 |
| Further education | 46.4 | +11.6 |
| Other education | 1.2 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 6 | +3.5 |
| Employment | 1.8 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.8 | −1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.2 | +2.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Longdendale High School on 25 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 25 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 144579), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Feb 2020Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 144579)
Before September 2019
Nov 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 144579)
Sept 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 144579)
What parents said
65% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (105 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 65%
- Replies
- 105
- 13% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 42 parents (40%) with SEND